| How about combining your skiing or snowboarding | | | | après-ski. |
| holiday with the visit of the most popular castle in | | | | Snow machines provide snow garantuee. |
| Europe: Neuschwanstein Castle? Stay at one of the | | | | A special highlight here is the O'Neill Alpspitzpark, a |
| boutique and luxury self-catering apartments or a | | | | top modern Freerider Snowboard Park with Floodlight |
| rustic hotel and enjoy the view of the King's Castles, | | | | every night from 6-9pm. |
| which look stunning especially when lit at night. | | | | |
| And as a special bonus you can use the Royal | | | | 4. Breitenberg Mountain (1877m) Ski Centre / |
| Thermal Spa with its hot indoor and outdoor pools, | | | | Pfronten Germany |
| its sauna and massage offers after a fun day in the | | | | Only a 15 minute drive away from Schwangau you |
| mountains. | | | | will reach the Breitenberg Ski Centre with its cable |
| Here is a list of the best places to go skiing in and | | | | car, an open 4-seater and 5 regular lifts as well as 4 |
| around Schwangau. | | | | children's lifts. Nearby in Steinbach is the Snowboard |
| 1. Tegelberg Mountain (1720m) & Wintersport | | | | fun park, the ski school as well as two more floodlit |
| Arena / Schwangau Germany | | | | pistes. |
| Right in Schwangau, the village of the King's Castles | | | | A special highlight for the first time in winter 2009/10 |
| Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau is the | | | | is the 6.5km long tobogganing track right from the |
| wintersport arena Tegelberg with its cable car, 4 | | | | top of the mountain. |
| regular lifts and flood light at night. You will enjoy 7.3 | | | | |
| kilometres of downhill piste here as well as a | | | | 5. Hahnenkamm Ski Resort (1900m) / Reutte Austria |
| separate one for tobogganing. This place is great to | | | | Only a 25 mintue drive away from Schwangau into |
| for beginners and intermediate skiers, has a ski school | | | | Austria is the Hahnenkamm Ski Resort with its cable |
| and a ski/snowboard rental facilities. Snow machines | | | | car, double seater and 5 further regular lifts. It has |
| provide snow garantuee. | | | | one of the best ski schools for adults and children. |
| A special highlight is the 2km long Neuschwanstein | | | | Skis and snowboards can be rented there. |
| Cross Counry Skiing Track which is lit at night...and of | | | | 6.-9. Füssener Jöchle (1821m) & Ski |
| course skiing with "cinderella castle" in your view. | | | | Arena Tannheimer Tal / Austria |
| | | | There are 4 ski resorts in the Tannheimer Tal in |
| 2. Buchenberg (1140m) Ski Area / Buching Germany | | | | Austria, no more than 30 minutes away from |
| Only a 5 minute drive from Schangau you will find a | | | | Schwangau, one of which is Füssener |
| double seater lift taking you to the top of the | | | | Jöchle in Grän. It has a cable car, a |
| Buchenberg. 2 more regular lifts provide variety. | | | | 6-seater and 3 regular lifts. The piste from the top is |
| A special highlight is the 2.5km long tobogganing track | | | | 3.5 kilometres long. |
| right from the top of the mountain. The hut on top | | | | The other ski resorts here are Neunerköpfle / |
| of the mountain provides stunning views of the lakes | | | | Tannheim, Schattwald and Nesselwängle. |
| and the valley. This area is great for beginners and | | | | |
| families as well as for tobogganing fans. | | | | 10. Jungholz Ski Centre / Jungholz Germany |
| | | | About 40 minutes away from Neuschwanstein castle |
| 3. Alpspitz (1575m) Ski Arena / Nesselwang Germany | | | | is a super family friendly ski centre with two special |
| Only a 20 minutes drive away from Schwangau is | | | | 4-seaters for children and one training lift. For adults |
| the Alpspitz Ski Arena. It benefits from the longest | | | | there are 4 regular lifts. Snow machines provide snow |
| 2km long daily floodlit piste in the region, has one | | | | garantuee. |
| cable car, a 4-seater, one 2-seater, 3 regular lifts and | | | | There are even more cross-country skiing/ nordic |
| 2 children's ones. This varied place provides skiing fun | | | | skiing opportunites which I will cover in a separate |
| for advanced skiers as well as beginners and families. | | | | article. And if you get bored of downhill skiing, how |
| Ski school, ski/snowboard/tobogganing rental facilities | | | | about tryin snow-kiting, letting the wind in your kite |
| and tobogganing areas are available and so are | | | | pull you across the piste? |
| several excellent mountain huts for your | | | | |